~With Carlo; 9:00 AM~

I woke up just to get ready for my uncle's funeral and I had a suit and everything ready. Masami was already up and in the shower so I decided to wait on her. I know we haven't moved in together yet, but I want to make sure I ask her sometime down the road, just not right now.

Once Masami was out, I went in as I put on some music to ease my stress about today. It was the only thing I could do, really.

Once she was dressed and I was as well, we drove to the church, where my family was waiting for us. I saw my grandfather, the legendary Joe Pesci, and I even saw my "uncle" Robert De Niro.

I wasn't excited meeting him again because of my political beliefs and he's on the left side of history while he claims to be the on the right side.

Grandpa! Dad!

Hey, Carlo!

Buongiorno, Carlo! Who's this?

Gentlemen, let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Masami Odate, or Io Shirai in Japan, or Kallisto in WWE right now.

Hello.

Hello.

They all shook her hand as I had to interpret for her.

彼らは皆「こんにちは」と言っています。 (They're all saying "hello".)

ああ、こんにちは！ (Oh, hello!)

Nice to meet you, Masami.

「はじめまして、まさみ」と言った。 (He said "Nice to meet you, Masami".)

Yes. あなたに會えてうれしいです (Nice to meet you all!)

She said nice to meet you all.

Well let's not stand here and look like idiots, let's go inside the church and get ready for the funeral.

Once in the church, Masami seemed anxious because of being in a church for the first time and how can I blame her? I held her hand just to reassure her that once the funeral is over, we can eat and go on back to the hotel.

Nobody seemed to care about her not speaking English. I mean, they should've known better because it didn't matter if she barely spoke English, I had no problem interpreting for her.

We sat down in the front row as the choir and orchestra started playing the most beautiful song I've ever heard and I definitely want it playing at my funeral.

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The song was over as the ceremony went underway.

~1 Hour Later~

After the service, we went to the cemetery, where I saw some old friends from the Bronx and my former tag partners Santana and Ortiz.

Masami and I walked over and they were surprised to see us here.

Hey, Carlo!

Hey.

How you doin', man?

Hanging in there.

We bro hugged as Masami was waiting for me to introduce her to them.

マサミ、これらは私の友達とインディース、サンタナ、またはORTIZの元のタグパートナーです。 (Masami, these are my friends and former tag partners in the indies, Santana and Ortiz.) Santana, Ortiz, this is my girlfriend, Masami Odate AKA Io Shirai or Kallisto in NXT.

はじめまして！ (Nice to meet you!)

She said it's nice to meet you.

Same here.

A pleasure.

We had to come to your uncle's funeral out of respect, man. He was a great guy too.

Thanks man.

This is a favor we owed you so now you owe us a favor.

I know, if I ever come up with something, I'll let you know.

That'll do man.

We bro hugged as the burial was being done as Masami was holding my hand really tightly.

I still feel like this was my fault for not being up here for his final hours and I'm the one to blame if he didn't get whacked.

Once the burial was done, we had to go back to my grandfather's house, where a party was taking place. Masami wouldn't feel comfortable talking because she barely knows English, even though she knows it. So I called in an interpreter for her that way it would be easier for her.

Once we had some food and celebrated my uncle's life, my grandfather and my dad brought me aside to talk about Masami.

How about Masami? She's a nice girl, isn't she?

She is. I mean she's been by my side when the accusations came out and I was dug deep in a hole I couldn't get out of. Masami was the person who helped get through it and I could never repay her.

I can see why. You two look perfect for each other.

I don't know, grandpa. I don't see us looking perfect because no one is perfect in this world. You said it yourself.

Yeah I did and you can deny it all you want, kid, but at the end of the day, you and her are two peas in a fuckin' pod. Don't miss the chance to ask her.

Ask her what?

You know...?

Hey, what the shit Grandpa?! I'm not ready for that! I don't want to make her feel uncomfortable!

Hey, I'm just breaking your balls a little bit, don't get so fuckin' riled up kid.

Listen, I'll only ask her when I feel ready, just right now, let's just focus on the party, capeesh?

Capeesh.

We went back to the party as Masami was getting blasted with men and women. I have some cousins named Peter and Paul while their girlfriends/wives/fiancées are named Marie and I bet that was bothering her.

I had to take her out of there and comfort her.

大丈夫？ (You okay?)

私は元気ですが、私はその周りにいることができるかどうかわかりません。 私は、神々はそれが結婚式であればどうなるでしょうか (I'm fine, but I don't know if I can be around that. I mean, Gods forbid, what would happen if it's a wedding?)

masami。 それがあなたがニューヨークイタリア語にデートしているときに起こることです。 あなたはウェディングと葬儀でピーターとパウルに會いましょう。 (Masami. That's what happens when you're dating a New York Italian. You'd meet Peters and Pauls at weddings and funerals.)

I kneeled in front of her just to talk to her face to face.

あなたがここに快適に感じていないのであれば、それで大丈夫です。 私はあなたをホテルに戻すことができます、そして私たちはちょうどそこに刻むことができます。 (If you don't feel comfortable around here, I'm fine with that. I can take you back to the hotel and we can just hang out there.)

Masami seemed to be understanding what I have in mind to calm her down, and she agreed to going back to the hotel.

After saying goodbye to my friends and family, we went back to the hotel and ordered some food. I decided to introduce Masami to New York Deep Dish pizza.

Once the pizza arrived along with some diet sodas, we dug in. I took a bite and my god, it was just as I remembered. Masami was enjoying it a lot and had a look of b-l-i-s-s on her face.

We watched a couple Harry Potter movies and some horror movies while eating and wow, Masami was just really cute while eating pizza, I'm not gonna lie.

She had a bit of sauce on her face and I had to clean that off for her.

あなたはあなたの顔に小さなソースを手に入れました。 (You got a little sauce on your face.)

本當に？ (Really?)

ええ、私はあなたのためにそれを手に入れましょう。 (Yeah, let me get it for you.)

I took a napkin and wiped the side of her lips, making her blush in the process. It was really adorable to see that my girlfriend can blush so cutely.

We kept watching the movies and eating until it was time for us to go to sleep, but before we did, I wanted to shower.

I got in and started cleaning myself up, but after a bit, it felt like I was in the movie "Psycho"! I saw a silhouette outside before I saw Masami ripped the shower curtain away, completely naked: no bra, no panties, and when I saw her like this, I thought I died and went to heaven!

あなたは今日葬儀について悲しく見えたので、これはあなたが気分を良くするための方法です、カルロ。 (You seemed sad about the funeral today, so this is a way to make you feel better, Carlo.)

She went in, closed the curtain before making me make her feel good.